Sergeant Joshua Bryan of the Middle Township Police Department was terminated in 2022 on three counts under N.J.A.C. 4A:2.3(a)(12). The record states Bryan attempted to induce or cause a witness to testify or inform falsely, and engaged in conduct that would obstruct or impede an official proceeding, by going to the witness and attempting to obtain information about who she had spoken to at the department. The sustained charges included being subject to arrest and violations of the department's rules requiring high ethical standards and obedience to all laws. Bryan resigned.
Officer Bryan was charged with attempting to induce or otherwise cause a witness to testify and/or inform falsely and conduct that a reasonable person would believe would otherwise, obstruct, delay, prevent or impede and official proceeding or investigation by going to the witness and attempting to obtain information from her with regard to who she spoke to at the Middle Township Police Department. Sustained charges (a)(12) - employee subject to arrest, (a)(12) - violation of Middle Township Police Department Rules and Regulation Section III (A) 7 - High ethical standards on and off duty, and (a)(12) - violation of Middle Township Police Department Rules and Regulation Section IV (A) 3 - Obedience to all laws and rules. Officer Bryan resigned.
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What is a summary of Joshua Bryan's major discipline record?
Sergeant Joshua Bryan of the Middle Township Police Department was terminated in 2022 on three counts under N.J.A.C. 4A:2.3(a)(12). The record states Bryan attempted to induce or cause a witness to testify or inform falsely, and engaged in conduct that would obstruct or impede an official proceeding, by going to the witness and attempting to obtain information about who she had spoken to at the department. The sustained charges included being subject to arrest and violations of the department's rules requiring high ethical standards and obedience to all laws. Bryan resigned.
What is Joshua Bryan's major discipline record at Middle Township Police Department?
Joshua Bryan has one major discipline record at Middle Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Joshua Bryan's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Joshua Bryan's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How large is Middle Township Police Department, the department Joshua Bryan worked for?
Middle Township Police Department reported 52 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Joshua Bryan individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2135. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8271. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩